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drag/haul over the coals

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drag/haul someone over the coals
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss. They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment. (often + for)
See also: coal, drag, haul, over

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